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Please share with students information about Workforce Education. Workforce can:

1) Pay for eligible professional technical student tuition- must be eligible citizen or non-citizen (refugees and DACA students included)
2) Help all students and community members search for a job
3) Connect students to resources on and off campus.

If you hear students say “I don’t know how I am going to pay for school next quarter,” “I lost my job and don’t know what to do” “I am having a hard time focusing because I have lots of things going on in my life”…. Consider sending them to Workforce Education.

Students can access Workforce Education by:
1) Calling (We have a phone line that goes directly to one of our staff members) – 206-546-5882
2) Emailing- workforce@shoreline.edu
3) Attending an information session- Sign-up online at http://www.startnextquarter.org

Check-out our webpage at https://www.shoreline.edu/workforce/ 

Thank you!

Hi Folks,

In support of Black, Indigenous People, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month, the Multicultural Center would like to share with our community resources for to more aware of Mental Health in BIPOC communities and a toolkit for supporting our students. Especially now, please take the time to learn more about this very important and complex issue and enhance your cultural responsiveness skill sets!

Formally recognized in June 2008, Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed each July and was created to bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face regarding mental illness in the United States.

Bebe Moore Campbell was an American author, journalist, teacher, and mental health advocate who worked tirelessly to shed light on the mental health needs of the Black community and other underrepresented communities.

These resources are from Mental Health America. People and language evolve, and Mental Health America (MHA) has chosen to remove the word “minority” from our toolkit and will be phasing it out on our materials. Instead, we are using a different designation – BIPOC – that we believe more fairly honors and distinguishes the experiences of Black, Indigenous People, and People of Color.

Direct Link to a whole host of resources understanding many communities and topics including Racial Trauma, Racism and Mental Health, Health Care Disparities, and BIPOC Communities and the current Pandemic of Covid-19: https://mhanational.org/bipoc-mental-health

Direct Link to information on the current campaign and toolkit including graphics and other information you can share with others as well: https://mhanational.org/BIPOC-mental-health-month

James Ardena

Dear Colleague,

I am writing today to inform you about some shifts in reporting and further organizational realignment beginning August 10, 2020. 

As a part of the 2019-20 academic year planning and budget review, the College conducted department assessments and identified cost efficiencies reflected in these changes. Through this process, we identified an imbalance of FTEs across some academic divisions. In certain cases, some deans had double the amount of FTE, students, and staff than others. In the spring, the Department of Communication Studies and Department of Business transitioned to the Social Sciences Division, which resulted in cost savings. 

Here is a list of the additional organizational changes that will further rebalance our division structure(s):

Office of Students, Equity & Success (SES) Changes 

• Tutoring Services will transition from SES to Student Learning.
• The Physical Education Department (PE) will be welcomed to the area of Athletics, Intramurals, Health & Wellness. PE faculty will report to Steve Eskridge, who reports to Vice President Marisa Herrera, Ed.D. 
• Enrollment Services will add the position of Assistant Registrar (50% FTE) and Stephanie Baker will assume this role, reporting to Acting Dean for Access and Advising Lisa Malik, PhD. Stephanie will also support the transition to ctcLink under the dotted-line supervision of Joe Chiappa, Organizational Change & Project Manager.
• Tigist Stangohr will serve as Acting Director of Financial Aid while we search for a permanent Financial Aid Director, and she will report to Derek Levy, Dean for Student Support & Success. 

 Office of Student Learning Changes 

• As mentioned above, Tutoring Services will move to Student Learning, under the leadership of the Acting Associate Dean of the Library Leslie Potter-Henderson.  
• Leslie’s title will shift to Acting Associate Dean of the Library & Learning Resources, as she now leads the library and tutoring services, and will also coordinate professional development work for faculty, in cooperation with the associate deans from the academic divisions.  
• Cheryl Allendoerfer, Manager of Tutoring Services, will report to Leslie Potter-Henderson.  

  eLearning Changes 

• The area of eLearning will become the Learning Resources & Continuing Education Division, under the leadership of Ann Garnsey-Harter, PhD, whose title will become Executive Director of Learning Resources & Continuing Education.  
• This area will encompass Classroom Support, Continuing Education, eLearning, Library, Tutoring Services, Faculty Professional Development, and Events & Rentals.

 Office of the President Changes 

• Technology Support Services and ctcLink, which previously reported to Ann Garnsey-Harter, will move to the Office of the President. (Thank you, Ann, for taking on the responsibility of managing these departments for the last year.)
• Gavin Smith, Acting Director of Technology Support Services, will now report to me.
• Shoreline’s ctcLink project and Organizational Change & Project Manager Joe Chiappa will now report to Gavin Smith. 

 I want to thank all involved in these changes for their support as we organize work in ways that support our students and their learning.

Gratefully,

Dear Colleague,

Governor Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman announced changes late last week to Washington’s phased approach to reopening. The changes target activities that data have shown provide a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure.

In addition, Secretary Wiesman announced an expansion of his face coverings order, effective Saturday, July 25. The expansion will require face coverings in all common spaces, such as elevators, hallways, shared spaces, and college housing.

As a reminder, the College will continue remote operations and remote instruction through fall quarter. However, some employees and some professional-technical programs will continue to be pre-authorized to participate in limited on-campus learning.

Please remember that if you are authorized to come to Shoreline’s campus for work or instruction, you will need to wear a mask in all common spaces to comply with the Governor’s order, as well as complete the Campus Access Form and follow all other health protocols appropriate to your level of authorization to be on campus.

Thank you for shifting your behavior to help all of us stay safe!

Gratefully,

Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D.
President
Office of the President

Do you have a performance talent that you can share from home? Singing, playing an instrument, magic, reading poetry, acting, even pet tricks are all examples of talent we would like you to share during our 30-minute lunch Zoom Unmute the Mic concert. You can contribute a short set, or just one song or trick: We’re easy! Nervous about performing Live? Record in advance and I’ll weave the video into the lunch-time broadcast.

Who can participate?: Anyone who works at Shoreline Community College.

Why participate?: Because we’re a creative community and it’s fun to learn about the gifts of our fellow Phins: WOW! I never knew…. You can do THAT?

How?: Email Rob Berg at rberg@shoreline.edu with “Unmute the Mic” as a subject and share your talent and how long you’re willing to perform on Zoom.

NOTE TO INTROVERTS: I typically only perform for my dog, but I will throw my hat into this proverbial ring to perform at least one song on the guitar for my fellow Phins. Now, who’s with me?

Mark the next UnMute the Mic series event on your calendar and join us Wed., Aug. 12 from 12-1pm via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/92692143132